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Orthopaedic 3D printing Laboratory

The Orthopaedic 3D Printing lab was founded in 2018. The main focus of research at the unit is to study the way additive manufacturing technology is changing the way orthopaedic surgeons plan for and rehearse surgical procedures and how it is improving registrar training. Through collaboration with the Institute for Biomedical Engineering (IBE) at Stellenbosch University and private industry partners the Division of Orthopaedic surgery now has the in-house infrastructure to design and manufacture models of patient anatomy to rehearse complex procedures on, as well as patients-specific instrumentation and custom-made implants.

The lab also provides an orthopaedic-engineering consultancy service to private healthcare facilities and industry.



NEWS

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07/04/2020

TygerMaties 3D print protective gear in fight against COVID-19

When the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at Stellenbosch University (SU) started a 3D printing laboratory about two years ago to assist surgeons in planning and rehearsing surgical procedures, they had no idea the lab would be put to use in a pandemic. 
Yet that is what's happening as staff and students work long hours to 3D print and assemble visors to be distributed and used as protective gear for those working on the frontline of fighting the COVID-19 crisis. 
Dr Rudolph Venter, an orthopaedic surgeon and lecturer in Clinical Anatomy at SU's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) came up with the idea after the virus broke out in South Africa.

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02/2019

3D-druktegniek help chirurge beplan, oefen vir operasies

Ortopediese chirurge moes tot onlangs nog op tweedimensionele beeldingsmodaliteite soos X-strale, rekenaartomografie (RT) of magnetiese resonansiebeelding (MRB) staatmaak vir die assessering van kwale soos gewasse, frakture of misvormdhede wat hul pasiënte se muskuloskeletale sisteme beïnvloed.

Met die steun van die Fakulteit Geneeskunde en Gesondheidswetenskappe (FGGW) aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US), het dokters van die US en die Tygerberg-hospitaal se Afdeling Ortopedie ʼn 3D-druklaboratorium tot stand gebring en gebruik hulle nou driedimensionele (3D)- druktegnieke om modelle van pasiënte se anatomie te skep. Hierdie proses help hulle om uitdagende chirurgiese prosedures te beplan, te oefen en uit te voer.

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                                                                                                                          28/01/2019

3D printing helps surgeons plan, practice for procedures

Until recently orthopaedic surgeons have had to rely on two dimensional imaging modalities, for example X-rays, computer tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), to assess ailments such as tumours, fractures or deformities affecting their patients' musculoskeletal system. With the support of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), doctors at Stellenbosch University (SU) and Tygerberg Hospital's Division of Orthopaedics have created a 3D printing laboratory and are now employing three dimensional (3D) printing techniques to create models of patients' anatomy. This process assists them in planning, practicing and executing complex and challenging surgical procedures.

“It is a relatively novel way for surgeons to visualise and assess a patient's anatomy and can help them to plan and perform procedures with a greater measure of safety and efficiency," says Dr Rudolph Venter, an orthopaedic surgeon with the FMHS.

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Contact information:
Dr Rudoph Venter
Email: rgventer@sun.ac.za


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NEWS INTERVIEWS
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CAPETALK

Science & Tech feature: 3D printing
Listen to the interview here
12/0/2019
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IOL

3D printing used at Stellenbosch University for making protective visors
08/04/2020
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Surgeons to use 3D printing to plan operations
29/01/2019
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Surgeons now able to print out life-sized models of patients' bodies
09/02/2019
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ENCA
Cape Town surgeons open 3D-printing lab
25/02/2019
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Engineering news
Stellenbosch University has started producing visors for healthcare workers
07/04/2020
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DFA
Using 3D printing to help fight Covid-19
07/04/2020

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Cape Town Etc
3D printing helps doctors prep for surgery
10/02/2019
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Matie Media
Layer upon layer: Building 3D models at Tygerberg Hospital
18/03/2019
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Beatigul news
How 3D printing is transforming our public healthcare system
02/2019


LEAPFROG
How 3D is affecting Healthcare
2019





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